Anderson Adventures

Monday, March 8, 2010

Cutest Things Ever

So, obviously Brian and I have gone shopping since we've found out about our little girl. We bought a baby bouncer that we really like. We aren't opening that yet since we can't use it for anything except to collect dust at this point, but it's way cute. Then we went to The Children's Place and I bought this ADORABLE shirt:

Yes, I'm already sick of pink (sort of). There is just so much pink in the stores and I decided to go with blue instead. I love it. I've pulled it out everday just to see how cute it is again. :) After that Brian wanted to stop into Build-A-Bear. After I asked him why, he said that he thought it would be cute if he made his little girl a bear. We named the bear Claire Bear since we love that nickname already for our little girl. :)

Anyway, I've had a lot of fun. :)

Friday, March 5, 2010

IT'S A BABY......

GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! It's so good to FINALLY know what we're having! So, I was wrong and Brian was right. I think all the men in my family are just too excited. My husband, dad, and brothers all wanted a girl, so there you go. Anyway, we're just so happy! We're pretty decided that her name will be Claire McKayla (although the middle name is still negotiable). It's kind of weird to know, but so exciting! Thank goodness for ultrasounds. :) Here are some pictures of her little cuteness:

Above: This is a 3D picture of the foot

Below: It's a GIRL!

Below: Profile shot

Sorry they're not very clear. I couldn't get them to scan, so I had to take a picture of the picture. If you're like me, then ultrasounds are just a jumble of black and white blobs and don't make much sense anyway.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Things That Make Me Happy

I'm sitting here, bored at work (as usual) and realized that I'm kind of at a loss of things to write about; however, I thought I'd do a happy little post to say what makes me happy in the bleak winter. Sometimes it's hard for me to stay positive in the winter, so I try to focus on the happy things.

Brian
Watching old school cartoons: Talespin, Gummi Bears, Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, etc. They're so good! :)
Flip flops! Thank you for not being a shoe, but representing one! I am not a sock fan.
New furniture! Or just rearranging my house so that things look different.
Playing games with Brian, especially when I win.
Rainbow chip frosting
WARM WEATHER!!!
Daisies and Lilies
Sleeping with the window open in the summer!
Making cookes, cupcakes, bread....just about anything.
Making new decorations and just being creative.
Christmas
Kara Mint Chocolate Truffles. YUMMY!!
Jamba Juice
Mexican, Italian, Indian, Thai......ok....just food.
Music: Singing, playing, listening, musicals- you name it.
Sleeping in
People with really good posture. This always makes me smile since mine is sooooo bad!
Not working on Fridays :) LOVELY!
Strawberries. Yum!
Friends. Family.
Vacationing
Baby kicks. I think this is the coolest thing ever although Brian kinda thinks it's creepy. Last night I made him put his and on my belly to feel and then he proceeded to quote ET for me. Stinker. It's not an alien.
Disney: movies, Disneyworld/land, characters, songs....
Puppies
The FIRST two weeks of snow.
The time that the snow finally goes away. :)
Road trips
Laughing so hard that you almost wet your pants.
Boating, camping, hiking, snowboarding, body surfing. Being outside and in water! SUMMER!
Board games
Memories
Smores
Trying to take good pictures since I'm no photographer.
Yoga
Running
A new (but good) haircut.
Getting new clothes. I could be a clothes junkie for sure!
High heels.
Finding out our baby's gender since I don't like to call it "IT". Maybe I'll switch to "Little Buddy" for the next few days.
Night games. However, no one plays these once they turn 18. Sad! I miss them! If anyone ever wants to have a great game of steal the flag, kick the can, or even hide and seek, then sign me up! I miss them!
Tulips and Spring.

Anyway, there's a list of things that I love and it makes me excited to do some of them soon! What makes you happy?

Out of the mouth of Claire

Claire was asking me about Hailey nursing. She was sad to find out that Hailey wasn't nursing anymore. She said, "Well, when I am a mommy can you give my babies milk?" Uh...nope. Can't do that. "Why mom?" Well, my milk will be gone (thank goodness) and you'll have to do it. "Oh, well, I want a big, big, BIG family. TWELVE babies! But I don't want the littlest baby to ever get big because I do NOT want one hundred babies." March 2015
Claire: Daddy, do you stink? Brian: Why do you say that? Claire: Because I can smell you. 6/18/14
Claire walked out of her room and this is what ensued: Daddy: "Claire, get back to bed." Claire: "But Daddy, my bed is being crazy!" (We try hard not to laugh). Daddy: "What?" Claire: "My bed is being crazy!!!" He went back, she tangled her blanket so her feet were getting cold. 5/15/2014
Claire asked her sunbeam teacher what "this" was, pointing to something on her chest. She thought she was talking about the pattern on her dress. Claire said, "No, no! These. They are for milk for babies." 5/2014
Eating corn on the cob for dinner, Claire turned to me and asked, "Mommy, are you going to eat some of this YUUUUMMMMYYY corn?" 5/2014
"Mommy, can you do this for me?" She hands me my eyelash curler and I proceed to curl her eyelashes. She bats her eyes in the mirror and says, "There. That's better." For the record...I have never done this, so she didn't learn it from me. 1/28/14
I was doing Claire's hair , combing through it. "Mommy, stop brushing my hair, you're making me crazy." 1/28/14
Claire has a VERY hard time going #2 in the toilet. She will hold it for days and days, so she ends up sitting on the toilet for hours sometimes. This week, she had been in there for a good two hours (and never went). Anyway, during that time she called me in several times, "MOMMY!!!! Come here!!!" And then would tell me nothing. So, after what seemed like the billionth, "MOMMY come here!" shouting, I went in to find her with the ENTIRE roll of toilet paper collected in a heap in her arms. I looked at her and gasped in frustration. I had just changed that roll! Brand new roll. Think of all that! She looked at me, giggled, and said, "Mommy...hehe....I sneezed...hehe." 1/28/14
We had our first ice storm here in Texas. I took Claire to Costco and let her walk on the ice. "Mom, I need to put on my ice skates". "Claire, do you have ice skates?" "No mom, I don't." Good point though sweetheart!
Claire always wakes me up telling me that the sun is awake. The other day, she came in, told me the sun was awake once more and then told me that she wanted some candy. I informed her that we didn't have any, but she said, "Mom, all we have to do is say Trick-or-treat!"
We went camping and I asked if Claire had fun. Claire: "I love camping, but Jared was naughty. We should leave him home".
Me: "Claire, why are you out of bed?" Claire: "Because of this..." She starts moving as if she'll pee her pants. Me: What? Claire: "Because I have the wiggles."
While at the mall bathroom, "MOMMY! YOU DID IT! YOU PEED!" For everyone to hear.
We're still trying to potty train Claire and have her poop in the potty! She says she does it, but can't seem to have it happen and will hold it for days (which is very frustrating). In an effort to get the ball rolling, I said, "Claire! Let's both push. 1...2...3...push!" At that point I did a fake push and she quickly exclaimed, "MOMMY! Don't poop in your pannies!" 7/12/13
Jared was crying and wandering around the house this morning. He popped his head in the bathroom where Claire and I were, and started to cry. Claire said, "Oh Jared, stop whining". 7/3/13
Brian and I were talking about the frustrating expenses of moving. At one point I said (about our debt), "It's all my fault." Claire came to the rescue and said, "NO! It's MY fault! My fault....and Jared's!"
This morning Claire woke up at 5 am screaming, "I WANT A COOKIE!!!!!" I went in, she repeated her sentiments. I promised her a cookie and she went back to sleep. When she got out of bed at 10:30, she jumped into my arms and said, "Where's my cookie?"